Many secrets of the ancient Etruscans, who represent one of the most enigmatic civilizations in Europe, are still to be discovered. Etruscan cemeteries contain different …

Vulci, named for the Vulci people, one of the twelve people of the Etruscan civilisation, was a major Etruscan city which developed from a trade …

The rotting carcass of a mysterious-looking ‘sea monster’ has been found washed ashore on a New Zealand beach.  A YouTube video filmed by Elizabeth Ann …

The mummy was in one of 59 coffins newly discovered at the Saqqara necropolis. (Photo by Khaled … [+] Several weeks ago, the Egyptian Ministry …

There are literally thousands of incredible texts that have survived from the ancient world, which are etched onto copper, beautifully inscribed on papyrus, chipped onto …

The origins of Western alchemy can be traced back to Hellenistic Egypt, in particular to the city of Alexandria. One of the most important characters …

In the heart of Miraflores, a part of Lima’s bustling city center, the well-preserved Huaca Pucllana ceremonial center site has yielded the remains of a …

8 percent of the material in the pipes could not be identified. Their mysterious pipes are believed to be around 150,000 years old. According to …

Investigators in Bulgaria have been perplexed after finding “a complete mummified corpse,” just 16 days after the man was last seen alive. Sherlock once said, …

This article is more than 7 years old Scanning reveals coffin from 600BC, originally though by curators to contain preserved organs, holds a foetus of …

Among the significant discovered mummies are the six Gebelein mummies that are distinct for being natural mummies from the late Predynastic period, about 3400 BC. …

We might find it curious that we divide hours into 60 minutes and days into 24 hours – why not a multiple of 10 or …

Hidden deep in the Peruvian Amazon is a huge face carved into a stone cliff. The “face of Harakmbut” has been there as long as …

Following an initial reluctance to develop firearms, this handgun was an ultimately futile attempt by the Mamluks to counter superior Ottoman firepower. Handgun (late 15th …

A facial reconstruction was made after remains of a neolithic man were found a mile and a half from Stonehenge, and now people have blasted …

Abu Simbel Temples These two immense carved rock temples at Abu Simbel, a village in the ancient Upper Egyptian region of Nubia, are dedicated to 13th-century Pharaoh Ramesses …

A forensic artist created a facial reconstruction based on the skeletal remains of a woman who died in her late 20s or early 30s In …

A Central African lyre made from a human skull, antelope horns, skin, gut, and hair. 19th century CE Some musical instrument origin myths reference human …

Sumer was humanity’s first great civilization. Even in today’s society you can still find traces of Sumerian inventions in agriculture, language, mathematics, religion and astronomy. …

Obelisks are four-sided monolithic pillars that taper slightly from the base to the top. These monuments were designed to impress with their height and last …